Area Briefs: Metro

April 25, 2006|Staff Reports

SOUTH BEND

Immigration panel discussion is today

A panel discussion titled "The Immigration Debate: Issues and Prospects" will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at the University of Notre Dame. It will provide an open forum on legislative initiatives and immigration reform. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be in the auditorium of the Hesburgh Center. Panelists will include: Allert Brown-Gort, associate director of the Notre Dame Institute for Latino Studies and a fellow of the Kellogg Institute; Timothy Ready, director of research for the Institute for Latino Studies; the Rev. Daniel Groody, assistant professor of theology and director of the Center for Latino Spirituality and Culture in the Institute for Latino studies; Karen Richman, assistant professor of anthropology and a faculty fellow in the Institute for Latino Studies and the Kellogg Institute; and Rodolfo Monterrosa, a local attorney who specializes in criminal and immigration law and serves part time as a St. Joseph County bilingual deputy public defender. SOUTH BEND

Candidates to speak at women's forum

Two of the four 2nd District candidates for U.S. Congress have agreed to take part in a forum on women's issues scheduled for today. Republican candidate Tony Zirkle and Democratic candidate Steve Francis have agreed to take part in the event, which is 7 to 8:30 p.m. today in Room 223-225 of the Indiana University South Bend Student Activity Center. Neither Democratic candidate Joe Donnelly nor Republican incumbent Chris Chocola, R-2nd, plan to attend. Donnelly indicated he will be campaigning elsewhere, and a spokesman for Chocola said the congressman will be in Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public. Parking in the IUSB garage and lots adjacent to the Student Activity Center is free. SOUTH BEND

'Drug War Roadshow' tonight at Saint Mary's

A multimedia event titled "Drug War Roadshow" will be presented at 7 p.m. today at Saint Mary's College. The show, which focuses on how the illegal drug trade between Colombia and the United States negatively affects poor people and people of color in both nations, is free and open to the public. It will be in the theater in the lower level of the Saint Mary's student center. The show is presented by Nikki Thanos, a South Bend native and a 1996 Adams High School graduate. After graduating from Tulane University, Thanos spent two years working in Colombia. She now travels the country presenting educational shows about the impact of the drug trade. The road show is sponsored by Saint Mary's Center for Women's InterCultural Leadership. SOUTH BEND

ROTC Pass-In-Review at ND Wednesday

The University of Notre Dame's ROTC annual President's Pass-In-Review will be at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in the Loftus Sports Complex on campus. The event is free and open to the public. The ceremony includes the Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC units marching in formation under the review of the Rev. John I. Jenkins, Notre Dame's president. Outstanding cadets and midshipmen will be honored at the ceremony. Jenkins and ROTC members will address the assembly and the Great Lakes Naval Marching Band will perform. SOUTH BEND

Holocaust victims' names to be read

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, names of Holocaust victims will be read continuously today in Judge Michael Gotsch's chambers at the County Courthouse, 101 Main St. Names will be read from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. From noon to 1:30 p.m., there will be a candle-lighting ceremony and a talk with Holocaust survivor Peter Daniels. In 1943, Daniels and his mother were deported to the Terezin concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic. More than 15,000 children passed through Terezin. Daniels is one of about 125 who survived. Today, he is a guide and speaker for the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. His visit is sponsored by the Kurt and Tessye Simon Fund for Holocaust Remembrance. MISHAWAKA

Police find crashed, abandoned vehicle

Police officers found a heavily damaged Chevrolet Silverado at the scene of an apparent crash early Sunday morning, St. Joseph County Police spokeswoman Jaimee Thirion said Monday. The vehicle was northbound on Grape Road near Brick Road sometime before 5 a.m. Sunday, when the driver apparently struck a tree. No driver or passengers were found, Thirion said. The vehicle was towed to an auto repair shop in Granger. MISHAWAKA

No injuries from Sunday garage fire

No one was home Sunday afternoon at 216 Wenger Ave. when firefighters were called to a fuming unattached garage. Fire Capt. Jim Cocquyt said the home was empty about 2:30 p.m. when the fire started.No injuries were reported. It took firefighters 12 minutes to control the fire. Officials were unable to say Monday what the cause of the fire was or to estimate the extent of the damage.